Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990275271

We have so many aliens in our holding tanks that we have to close down the operation every month because we do not have enough space to hold the aliens. Thirtytwo percent of our cocaine is coming across the southern border today. 32 percent. Eighty countries are now coming across our borders. The word is out. If you want to come across into the United States. come through Mexico. because it is an open border. It is a sieve. If you really want to make it difficult for an overburdened. overworked. understaffed Border Patrol. support this amendment. It does not make sense. It does not make sense to handcuff our law enforcement community like this amendment would do.
Keywords matched
Border Patrol

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Economic threat Criminal

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM HUGHES
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NJ
Gender
M
Date
1986-10-16
Speech ID
990275271
Paragraph
#2
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